The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-10-06
DEATH OF GAIT. JOHN CRAIG.
a For,nor Citizen of wheeling md Dlstin
h Euished Soldier Passes Away. ",

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A Por,por Citizen of Wheeling and Dlstin.
b Euished Soldier Passes Away. N
LOu.hiiI. CSlritr-JOurnai, Del. .. NJ /.
Capt. John Craig died OF his home on
Lower Marke. street, In Jellsrnonyille, last
night Of o:4O o'clock. His illness was Of
but three weeks duration. He was com.
PEELED to take his bed on account Of a
csrbuncle on The back Of his neck. When
DR.. w. N. McBoy, tho family physician,
was summoned; he pronounced the all.
ment the outcome Of diabetes mullitua, q
disease he had been suffer from Tor Eome
two years, but for which be had never re-.
ceived medical treatment. 9ss
The complaint bacaue aggravated and
poisoned tho blood OF his entire Byater.
The original trouble soemed to succumb
to the DOCTORS skill, and 1t was thought
that the patient would recover In . abort
time. On Friday the condition OF Capt.
Craig took q sudden turn for tho worse.
d. David Yandell YVES called In for con-
sultation. but could give the family no
hope. Until yesterday evening no was
perfectly conscious, rational, and aware
that bis end was only aqdestion Of short
time. He expressed little seuso Of pain,
but could take uourirhmcnt only In small
quantities. ~ M
"A short time before nightfall yesterday
be became delicious. Once or twice he
rallied and recognized members Of the
family, only 10 relapse into comatose
state, and finally became entirely uncon.
scioua. So for as 10 know, his last illneta
is the only one Of Gerioua ustnre he WAS
ever subject 10. No man In JeiieJsonyille
was Of a moro robust appearance, and no
would have been picked up Gs ono in tho
full bloom Of hoslth four weeks ago.
Owing 10 the diatreased state hia fatni.
ly is thrown into by h!a death, no ar.
rangements have been made for hia luner:
al, but they will beconaummatcd some time
during tho day. 1t is likely that It will
no. be before Wednesday, az several rela'
tlvea at distance, whoge attendance Ia
deeired, will have to be communicated
with. 1& ~! ...,
John Craig wa1 born in the County
Mayo, Ireland, May 4, 1910. When but o
small child he eane to this country with
his parents, who located at Wheeling.
When the war broke out he enlisted in
Company A., First Virginia Volunteers,
three months serglce, and WIS orderly
eesgeant. He afterwards onligted In The
three years service and was commissioned
% Lieutcnsnt in Company L, frat Vir.
ginia Voluntecrs. For meritorious Ger.
vice he WA aiterwara promoted to the
tcaptaincy Of the company. after tho wat
be uett!ed in Martin county, Ind, where
no reaided until tho apriug OF 1875, when
no was appointed Deputy Warden Of the
Indians State Prison South, which posi-.
ion he satisfactorily filed until August /
1SSG, when he entered upon his dutieD as
fSuperintendent OF the Government Depot
at Jeheraonville, having been appointed
to Tho petition about Jane previous.
Going into the new field with little OF
no experience Us to what was required Of
him, he soon acquired the necessary in
formation to make him one OF the mos!
tcnmpstent officials that ever filled the
place. But fsw men had moro friends in
Southern Indiana Being jovial, warm
hearted and whols.souled, wherever he
went he soon became endeared to tho &C.
|quaintsncas made. In politics he was q
Democrat in every eense Of tho word, and
to him, next to his family, was bis party.
He entertained with q lavish hand, and
during the many warm campaigns be
passed through while citizsn Of Jeffer'
eonville, his ho1ss was always open day
and night 10 bia friends. Assisted by his
gererors wife, no one IVES ever allowed
to turn from his door with thought that
no had not been made welcome.
] T., H., Il d t. A
Clark county againat John L. Delahunt
who was then seeking q nomination fol
tho second tarm. When the convention
assembled early in May, Capt. Craig cav
| that his popular competitor was boun,l tc
be successful. When the chairman an
nounced that the body would then pro
coed to baIlo. for candidate for Auditor
he a1oge from his asst, aud in ono OF til,
most manly speeches ever heard In thu
: Jei1ersonviile court house, declined t,
allow hie name TO be uasd ia connection
with the much-3esired office. He seic
that to him his party ives more than tn.
| financial gain he would make II eve.
|succes9iul, and moved that his op
poneut, Of whom he spoke in thu
highest terms, BIO declared the choice o
the convention by exclamation, piedgin,
himne!f to work to the beat OF his abilit1
for the euccess Of the entise ticket! The
room rang with the shouts Of applause
Among the first to congregate around hin
and grnap his hand were those who hac
been opposed to him in the race. Hi,
tevery impulse was generous one. HI
wss 3 contestant commandment Of st. Au
|Rustine Catholic church, and liberal sup
porter Of all Its financial demands. Iii
was also prominent member Of Post Sc
G. A. r. r.
| Besides devoted wife, to whom he wa,
| fondly attached, no leaves an intereatin.
family, consisting Of four daughters, LIZ
sle, Aaua, Sarah, Amelia. and one son
Edward. a y